Beschloss: Jan. 6 Committee Proved the Capitol Riot ‘Was a Diabolical Plot’ to Destroy Peaceful Transfer of Power

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BESCHLOSS: "Remember when people were arguing that this was just sort of a spontaneous uprising at the Capitol, no one planned it, maybe it was even just like visiting tourists? What the committee has done, step by step, is to show that this is a diabolical plot to fix the 2020 election, use violence to do it, and attack the Congress and the Capitol, and perhaps it would have had the effect of destroying our democracy by destroying the tradition of peaceful transfer of power. And look at earlier in 2020. You know, Trump, for instance, in September 2020 was asked by a reporter, 'Would you commit to peaceful transfer of power, whatever happens in the election?' and Trump refused. He says, 'We’ll see what happens.' That was a very big red flag. So, at the end of these hearings, it’s very likely that what we’re going to see is this was a coup d’etat and an insurrection, planned by the president of the United States, that could have ended our democratic system. If a president does that and gets away with it, then we are living in a country that’s anarchy."